20 Finds to Make Parents’ Lives So Much Easier

We always need to watch small children, which is why parents have to think everything through, be it leisure time, food habits, or safety. Fortunately, there are many ways to solve everyday problems. Some are taken care of by the manufacturers of goods for kids, and others require thinking outside the box.

We at CHEERY have found things that can make parents’ lives a whole lot easier.

1. «My young kids often don’t finish their breakfast, and I got tired of trying to decant leftover milk while cleaning up.»

2. «Dog beds make for affordable, safe and comfortable places to let your kid stretch out on the floor.»

3. “Use an upside down Command hook when handles (like the ones on our snack cabinet) are too high for kids to reach.”

4. Phone holder for car seat.

5. «Dirty floors? Turn the problem into the solution!»

6. A snack spinner lunch.

7. «How to keep hand towels from falling on the floor from your kids.»

8. “Bath toy storage hack: $1 lingerie bag + $2 shower suction cups = $15 suction toy storage bag.”

9. Creative solution.

10. «Light switch extender. Perfect for an unusually high up light switch that a kid can’t reach but needs to.»

11. 3D-printed drier for children’s boots, mittens, and other clothes.

12. Hammock for toys — a perfect solution for saving space. And it looks great!

13. “Easy at-home solution when playing games with younger kids. No more lost dice!”

14. “My wife’s solution to keeping the tree protected from our 18-month-old and still looking Christmassy.”

15. «Tap was too difficult for my toddler to open and close by himself.»

16. “An inspired solution to baby proofing... I call it “the prison”.

17. «I spent $4 on oak dowel rods that fit into the pre-drilled shelf bracket holes, and cut them to length. Now my toddler can’t pull the books out 10 times a day! But he’ll still try.»

18. “I use chip clips to hold my kids’ tacos together to avoid spillage.”

19. “I wish I knew this years ago. Shower caps as wheel covers for a pushchair. Literally life-changing!”

20. “If you’re struggling with your kids under 10-years-old being too slow to dress, eat or anything, and you’re always late, use a sand timer to give them a visual reference of the passing time. It also helps to work on basic additions.”

What things make your life as a parent easier?